subsume

• 动词，表示将某事物归入、纳入或包含在更大的类别、群体或体系中。

A verb used to indicate the act of including or absorbing something into a larger category, group, or system.

1. Contain or includeC1formal

   To include or absorb something into a larger category or group.

   包含

   • The new theory subsumes many earlier ideas.
   • This category subsumes several smaller subcategories.
   • The general rule subsumes all specific cases.

   同义词comprisecontaincoverembraceencompassincludeincorporate

   反义词exceptexcludeomit

2. Consider as part of a general ruleC1formal

   To treat a specific instance as falling under a broader principle or classification.

   归入一般规则

   • The judge subsumed the case under the existing law.
   • We can subsume this example under the general principle.
   • The researcher subsumed the data under a new framework.

   同义词absorbassimilatecategorizeclassifycoverembraceencompassincludeincorporate

   反义词exceptexclude